Rosneft discovers new hydrocarbon field in the Kara Sea

Rosneft successfully completed the drilling of the northernmost well in the world - the Universitetskaya-1 well in the Arctic. According to the results of the drilling Rosneft has made an oil discovery at the East-Prinovozemelskiy-1 license area. The drilling was completed in record-breaking time - in one and a half month - in compliance with all the technological and ecological standards and requirements.

The sea depth at the drilling site is 81 m, the depth of the straight well - 2,113 m. the well was drilled in open-water conditions - at the 74th circle of longitude, 250 km clear off the inland of the Russian Federation.

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